International Move Consultant
Philippines | Hybrid | Moving Services
One Team. One Purpose. One Global Impact.
Every relocation begins with people. Every move creates opportunity. At Sirva, we're united by one shared purpose: helping people and organisations move forward. Join us and you'll build a career where your work makes a difference every day.
MOVE WITH PURPOSE
Your Impact Starts Here
As an International Move Consultant, you will act as the primary point of coordination providing service delivery to our clients and their assignees while maintaining the highest level of customer service. You will be the first point of contact for the moving aspects of an employee’s relocation. You will support and organize the movement of household goods and personal items for our client’s assignees. You are responsible for guiding the employee through the process and ensuring that you provide excellent customer service.
In this role, you will:
- Set move expectations and proactively anticipate the customer’s needs. Handle customer inquiries with a sense of urgency and empathy.
- Phone and e-mail transferee and/or accounts, wherever they might be globally, involves occasionally working outside of standard business hours. Summer is our busy season, and customers sometimes need us outside of regular working hours.
- Manage and monitor customer expectations, requests and issues timely and effectively.
- Maintain minimum quality service score as defined by our IMC Scorecard.
- Full accountability for the success of each assigned move.
- Coordinate and communicate the logistics, pricing, move details and troubleshoot/resolve any process glitches.
- Phone and e-mail agent contact with overseas household goods moving agents.
- Phone and e-mail contact with our supply chain in the US/Canada/Overseas (steamship lines, port brokers, truckers).
- Communicate and report back to national accounts/bookers as required
- Identify areas for enhancement or improvement; work with management to systematically resolve.
- Coordinate with various departments such as accounts payable, accounts receivable, billing, claims network management and account management to ensure proper completion of all aspects of a move.
- Follow pre-defined move management process and our proprietary workflow system tasks as defined by the book of business and shipment workflow.
- Anticipate, plan and ensure the most efficient and cost-effective shipment routing based on customer requirements.
- Select and coordinate with the best household goods movers at origin and destination, truckers and freight lines (ocean/air/road) to best forward the shipment according to account requirements.
- Partner with customs and other governmental agencies as required.
- Mitigate adverse financial impact of problematic situations through use of technical knowledge, established business contacts and persistence.
- Data integrity: Document within the Globalcom/PROMOVE/Navision systems all customer, agent and move information including revenue, expense and correspondence/action taken.
- Paperwork and file management: responsible for all shipping documentation and timely forwarding to destination agent, port agent, inland carrier etc. while minimizing paper files by utilizing system notes and scanning capabilities.
- Enable billing: Ensure all updated revenue information is complete and all relevant paperwork to support accurate and timely billing is delivered while partnering with billing staff.
- Work disputes/exceptions: Prioritize the prompt investigation and resolution of all revenue disputes and expense exceptions
- Claims initiation: Ensure that the proper documents are prepared and passed to the claims group. Ensure the customer understands the requirements of filing a claim and support the follow-through.
- Manage and monitor the customer/vendor expectations, requests and issues timely and effectively
- Negotiate with vendors, agent partners and network offices to settle discrepancies.
- Adhere to set goals to ensure the KPI’s are met.
GROW WITH INTENTION
What You’ll Bring
- Minimum 2-5 years of industry/freight forwarding experience or 3 years of related customer service experience.
- Basic geographical knowledge would be an advantage.
- Strong analytical skills: understanding of rev, expense margin, basic math (calculate weight, density, CWT, rates, etc), data-based problem solving.
- Ability to identify potential problems and develop creative solutions without immediate direction or supervision.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong organizational skills; the ability to function as part of a team while acting as a self-starter.
- Ability to manage deadlines, multi-task and operate in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong presentation skills, business etiquette and interpersonal skills.
- PC proficiency – Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and job-related systems.
LIVE THE SIRVA LIFE
Belong at Sirva
At Sirva, we are committed to creating an environment where employees can thrive professionally and personally. We encourage innovation, value diverse perspectives, and empower our people to make a meaningful difference every day.
Whether you're collaborating across borders, learning from experienced colleagues or celebrating shared achievements, you'll be part of a culture built on trust, respect and inclusion.
Join us and help shape the future of global mobility.
How We Support You to Grow
Being part of a truly global organisation means your opportunities can grow as far as your ambitions. From flexible ways of working and wellbeing initiatives to learning, development and financial rewards, we're committed to helping you thrive—both professionally and personally.
Benefits include:
Hybrid working Core Flex Hours
Health & wellbeing programmes Learning & career development
Financial rewards Global career opportunities